Sam Sparro discography

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Sam Sparro discography
Sam Sparro in November 2012.jpg
Studio albums 2
Music videos 17
EPs 5
Singles 14
Promotional singles 5
Mixtapes 2
Remixes 16

Sam Sparro, the Australian born pop, dance, house, and soul singer-songwriter, producer, and remix engineer, has released two studio albums. His eponymous debut album, Sam Sparro, released through both Modus Vivendi and Island Records, has been certified Gold. His second album, Return to Paradise was released with EMI. He has released two mixtapes. On August 5, 2013 Sparro released the mixtape Mechanical. to his SoundCloud account to promote his upcoming extended play, Quantum Physical, Vol. 1.[1]Love Made Me Do It was released via his SoundCloud account on February 13, 2015.[2] Sparro has released five extended plays. His first extended play Black + Gold was released by Modus Vivendi Music in January 2007. London Festival '08 was first released on January 1, 2008 with Island Records.[3] Sparro released his third extended play, Pink Cloud, as a free download to promote his then upcoming second album before a number of release push-backs.[4][5] He released Quantum Physical, Vol. 1 independently on October 1, 2014.[6] On October 16, 2015 Sparro released the second volume of Quantum Physical with Intuit Records.[7]

As a lead artist, Sparro has released ten singles and five promotional singles. His most successful single, "Black and Gold", garnered him a Grammy nomination for Best Dance Recording in 2009. The single "Happiness" was certified Platinum in Belgium. The single "21st Century Life" also experienced some commercial success following the release of "Black and Gold" in 2008, and in Belgium his song "Yellow Orange Rays" charted following the release of "Happiness". The single "Pocket" also charted in Australia. Sparro has also been featured on four singles, including songs by Beni, Mason (with DMC), and Plastic Plates; the most notable being "Feelings Gone" from Basement Jaxx's fifth studio album, Scars. On August 13, 2013 he released the single "Hang on 2 Your Love" with Durand Bernarr from his extended play Quantum Physical, Vol. 1.[8] 0n July 31, 2015 he released the single "Hands Up" from his extended play Quantum Physical, Vol. 2,[9] with a remix single following on September 25.[10]

Sparro has also made numerous other album appearances through featured vocal performances, remix engineering, songwriting, and production. Sparro has written 3 songs with Adam Lambert that have appeared on Lambert's albums, For Your Entertainment, Glam Nation Live, and Trespassing, and two songs with Courtney Act which appeared on his extended play Kaleidoscope. He has remixed songs for Kimbra, OK Go, Livvi Franc, Sky Ferreira, Miami Horror, Penguin Prison, Lolene, Saint Motel, O'Spada, and Love Grenades. Cameo Lover, the song Sparro remixed for Kimbra, has been featured as a bonus track on her Platinum selling debut album, Vows.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
[11]		 AUT
[12]		 IRE
[13]		 BEL
(Fl)
[14]		 UK
[15]		 US
Dance
[16]		 US
Heat
[17]
Sam Sparro 23 59 27 94 4 9 16
Return to Paradise
  • Release date: 1 June 2012
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 41 — — 35 — — —
"—" denotes that the release did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Mixtapes

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[11]		 AUT
[12]		 BEL
(Fl)
[14][23]		 IRE
[13]		 ITA
[24]		 DEN
[25]		 NZ
[26]		 POL
[27]		 UK
[15]		 US
Dance
[28]
"Cottonmouth" 2007 — — — — — — — — — — Sam Sparro
"Black and Gold" 2008 4 50 15 5 13 10 12 — 2 12
"21st Century Life" 42 — 8 — — — — — 44 —
"Pocket" — — — — — — — — — —
"Pink Cloud" 2010 — — — — — — — — — — Pink Cloud[31]
"Happiness" 2012 — — 1 — 16 — — 3 — — Return to Paradise
"I Wish I Never Met You" — — — — — — — — — —
"Yellow Orange Rays"[33] — — 74 — — — — — — —
"Hang on 2 Your Love" (featuring Durand Bernarr) 2013 — — — — — — — — — — Quantum Physical, Vol. 1
"Hands Up" 2015 — — — — — — — — — — Quantum Physical, Vol. 2
"—" denotes that the release did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Track listings for maxi singles that failed to chart

As a featured artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
BEL
(Vl)
Dance
[35]		 BEL
(Wa)
Dance
[36]		 UK
[37]
"Feelings Gone"
(with Basement Jaxx)		 2009 — — 122 Scars
"Maximus"
(with Beni)		 16 16 — Maximus - EP[38]
"Corrected"
(with Mason and DMC)		 2010 — — — They Are Among Us
"Stay in Love"
(with Plastic Plates)[39]		 2014 — — — Non-album single
"—" denotes that the release did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album Notes
BEL
(Fl)
[23]
"Too Many Questions" 2008 — Sam Sparro Only released in New Zealand to the county's iTunes store.[40]
"Soles of Fire" 2009 — N/A Released as a member of the "Chauffeur", a short lived musical group consisting of singer Sam Sparro, rapper Theophilus London, & producer Mark Ronson. Both singles were released exclusively to limited edition vinyl pressings only available with the purchase of Mark Ronson and Gucci’s shoe collaboration.[41]
"Glamorous Life" —
"The Shallow End" 2012 6 Return to Paradise [42]
"Spread a Little Love" 2013 — N/A Originally written and produced by Sparro for Lexus's December to Remember 2013 ad campaign, it was released by the company in a promotional music video and for free download on Sparro's Soundcloud account.[43][44]
"—" denotes that the release did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances

The following have been officially released, but are not featured on a main release by Sparro.

Title Year Artist Role(s) Album Notes
"Pencilhead" 2006 DJ Circle
  • Featured performer
  • Co-writer
 Groovin' Through Munich - EP[45] First song ever commercially recorded and released.
"Sally" (The Soul Warriors ElectroFunk Remix) 2007 Sam Sparro
  • Performer
  • Co-writer
 Modus Vivendi Music, Vol. 2 [46] An official remix of the song, its only official release was by Sparro's then label, Modus Vivendi, to this record label sampler of then upcoming releases. This mix was released a year before the original version of the song first appeared as a track on the artist's debut album, Sam Sparro.
"American Boy" 2008 Sam Sparro Radio 1's Live Lounge – Volume 3 [47] A live cover version of a song by British singer Estelle. An alternate recording of the song, also recorded in the BBC Radio 1 studios, appears as a B-Side to the single 21st Century Life. Sparro's cover excludes the verse which was originally performed by Kanye West and replaces it with the rap from Sparro's song "S.A.M.S.P.A.R.R.O" from his eponymous debut album.
"Maximus" (White) 2009 Beni and Sam Sparro[48] Maximus - EP[38] An alternate mix of the song by Beni which was released alongside the single-version.
"Black N Gold" 2010 Wale
  • Featured performer
  • Co-writer
 More About Nothing - Mixtape[49]
"Coulda Woulda Shoulda" Lyrics Born As U Were[50]
"The Third of the Storms" 2011 Mike Simonetti
  • Featured performer
 Capricorn Rising[51] Album was released as a limited vinyl pressing and as a digital download.[52][53]
"End Is The Beginning" The Bottletop Band Dream Service[54] All proceeds from the album and song go to charity.
"Your Body" Beni
  • Featured performer
  • Co-writer
 House of Beni[55]
"High Off Your Love"
"Shady" 2012 Adam Lambert Trespassing[56] The song also features Nile Rodgers.
"Coulda Woulda Shoulda" (Party Ben Remix) Lyrics Born As U Were (Remixes)[57]
"Coulda Woulda Shoulda" (Mocean Worker Remix)
"Glow in the Dark" 2013 The Bloody Beetroots Hide[58]
"Out of My Mind" 2014 Droid Bishop
  • Featured performer
 Beyond the Blue[59] The song was also uploaded by Droid Bishop to SoundCloud to promote the album's release.[60]
"If I Can't Have You" 2015 Kylie Minogue
  • Featured performer
  • Co-writer
 Kylie + Garibay
Unless otherwise specified, song credits are adapted from the liner notes of the albums from which songs originally appear.

Special releases

Title Year Notes
"Get Lucky" 2013 Cover of the song by Daft Punk and Pharrell Williams, the song was released to Sparro's SoundCloud and YouTube accounts.[61]
"Rock the Boat" 2015 Cover of the song by Aaliyah, the song was released to Sparro's SoundCloud account on 2 January 2015.[62]

Remixes

Title Year Artist Album(s) Notes
"Young Lovers" (Sam Sparro Edit) 2007 Love Grenades Modus Vivendi Music, Vol. 2[46]
  • Remixed by Sam Sparro and Jesse Rogg
2008 Tigers in the Fire - EP[63]
"Now I'm That Bitch" (Sam Sparro Remix) [Explicit] 2009 Livvi Franc Now I'm That Bitch (Remixes) - EP[64]
  • Remixed by Sam Sparro and Jesse Rogg
  • Original mix featured Pitbull
"Now I'm That Chick" (Sam Sparro Remix) [Edited]
"Now I'm That Bitch" (Sam Sparro & Golden Extended Mix) [Explicit] Special SoundCloud Release[65]
"Sexy People" (Sam Sparro & Golden's Starlight Mix) Lolene Sexy People[66][67]
  • Remixed by Sam Sparro and Jesse Rogg
"Sexy People" (Sam Sparro & Golden's Starlight Dub)
"Sexy People" (Sam Sparro & Golden's Starlight Radio Edit)
"Pay Off" (Sam Sparro & Golden WERQ remix) 2010 O'Spada Digital Single[68]
"Dear Dictator" (Sam Sparro Remix) Saint Motel N/A
  • Remixed by Sam Sparro
"Obsession" (Sam Sparro & Golden Touch Club Mix) Sky Ferreira Obsession (The Remixes) - US Promo EP[69]
  • Remixed by Sam Sparro and Jesse Rogg
  • Additional backing vocals by Sam Sparro
"Obsession" (Sam Sparro & Golden Touch Dub)
"Obsession" (Sam Sparro & Golden Touch Radio Mix)
"White Knuckles" (Sam Sparro Remix) OK Go White Knuckles - EP[70]
  • Remixed by Sam Sparro
"Holidays" (Sam Sparro and Golden Touch Remix)
(featuring Alan Palomo)		 Miami Horror Holidays - EP[71]
  • Remixed by Sam Sparro and Jesse Rogg
"Golden Train" (Sam Sparro Remix) 2011 Penguin Prison Golden Train[72]
  • Remixed by Sam Sparro
"Cameo Lover" (Sam Sparro & Golden Touch Remix) Kimbra Vows (iTunes Deluxe Version)[72]
  • Remixed by Sam Sparro and Jesse Rogg
  • Additional backing vocals by Sam Sparro
Settle Down - EP[73]

Writing and production credits

The following have been written and/or produced by Sparro for other artists.

Title Year Artist Role(s) Album Notes
"VooDoo" 2009 Adam Lambert
  • Co-writer
 For Your Entertainment[74]
  • Written with Adam Lambert and Jesse Rogg
"VooDoo" (Live) 2011 Glam Nation Live[75]
"Broken English" 2012 Trespassing[56]
"Kaleidoscope" 2015 Courtney Act
  • Co-writer
  • Producer
 Kaleidoscope - EP[76]
  • Written with Courtney Act[77]
  • Produced alone[78]
"Body Parts"
"Automatic"
(featuring AlunaGeorge)		 Zhu
  • Co-writer
 Genesis Series
  • Written with Aluna Francis and George Reid[80][81]
"Shadows" Kim Anh
  • Co-producer
  • background vocalist
 Non-album single
  • Produced with Kim Anh[81]
Song credits adapted from the liner notes of the albums from which they appear.

Music videos

Title Year Director(s)
"Cottonmouth" 2007 Mariah Garnett[82][83]
"Black and Gold" (version one) 2008
"Black and Gold" (version two) AlexandLiane[84]
"21st Century Life" Mariah Garnett[85]
"Pink Cloud" 2010 Franc Fernandez[86]
"The Shallow End" 2012 Unknown[87]
"Happiness" Mike Rosenthal[88][89]
"I Wish I Never Met You"
"Spread a Little Love" 2013 Unknown[90]
"Hang On 2 Your Love" 2014 Unknown[91]

As featured artist

Title Year Director(s)
"Young Lovers" (Sam Sparro Edit)
(with Love Grenades)		 2008 Unknown[92]
"Feelings Gone"
(with Basement Jaxx)		 Andy Soup[93]
"Maximus"
(with Beni)		 2009 Rhett and Warran[94]
"Dear Dictator (Sam Sparro Remix)"
(with Saint Motel)		 2010 Saint Motel[95]
"Coulda Woulda Shoulda"
(with Lyrics Born)		 Yoram Benz[96]
"The Third of the Storms"
(with Mike Simonetti)		 Mike Simonetti & Generato[97]
"Stay In Love"
(with Plastic Plates)		 2014 Unknown[98]

Other music video appearances

Title Year Director(s)
"Young Lovers"
(Love Grenades)		 2008 Steve Lee[99]

References

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  • Sam Sparro at AllMusic
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  • Sam Sparro discography at Discogs
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